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Michigan’s cold winters provide optimal conditions for snow sports from January through March. Spring breakers choosing to avoid the usual tourist spots can opt for a vacation with a little more adventure, and stay at one of the several resorts in northern Michigan offering snowmobile rentals.

Boyne Mountain Resort

The Petoskey area is home to Boyne Mountain Resort, located in the lower Michigan snow belt and 3 1/2 hours from Detroit and five hours from Chicago. Boyne offers several extreme winter sport options, including snowmobile rentals. Rentals are available at the resort, and trails start at the edge of the resort property and continue for 140 miles.

Treetops Resort

Treetops Resort, surrounded by 300 miles of groomed snowmobiling trails, cover a five-county area. Treetops is the resort that hosted the 2002 World Snowmobile Association Woody’s Regional X Games Qualifier and the 2007 Snowcross Races. Snowmobiles are available for rent from Alpine Snowmobile Rentals, approximately three miles from the Treetops Resort. Snowmobilers have the option of an eight-hour rental or a 24-hour rental.

Crystal Mountain

Snowmobile rentals are new in the year 2010 for guests staying at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Michigan. There are hundreds of miles of trails surrounding the resort. Rentals are available two miles away at Crystal Adventures, offering a variety of rental choices ranging from four hours to weekend rates. Guided snowmobile trips, delivery and pickup and trailer rentals are also available for vacationers.

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